Scotland's Best Small Mountains - Scottish Walking Routes

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Paperback - PVC

Published

13 May 2010

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First

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9781852845780

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17.2 x 11.6 x 1.9cm

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340g

Pages

256

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13 May 2010

Scotland's Best Small Mountains

by Kirstie Shirra

A walking guide to 40 of the best small mountains in Scotland, UK, under 3000ft (non-Munros), with various ascents all accessible to non-climbers. Selected for anything but size, day walks in Sutherland and the far north, Torridon, Lochaber, the Great Glen, the Cairngorms, Glencoe, Arrochar, the Trossachs and the islands (Skye, Eigg, Mull, Arran). More...

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Seasons

routes and timings based on summer conditions but many would make for good winter excursions if Read More... properly equipped and experienced

Difficulty

routes vary from short and easy to long and challenging; an overview of terrain, gradient, Read More... exposure, length and need for navigation on each route is given to allow readers to judge for themselves

Must See

selected for their character, location, views, geology, history, beauty, each of these 40 peaks Read More... has a story to tell

The following books were used as reference in the writing of this book. Some would make useful reading in preparation for a trip, depending on your area of interest.

Borthwick, A, Always a Little Further (Diadem, 1993)

Dempster, A, The Grahams (Mainstream Publishing Company, 1997)

Drummond, P, Scottish Hill Names (Scottish Mountaineering Trust, 2007)

Haldane, A R B, The Drove Roads of Scotland (Birlinn Limited, 2006)

Milne, R and Brown, H (ed), The Corbetts (Scottish Mountaineering Trust, 2002)

Murray, W H, Scotland’s Mountains (Scottish Mountaineering Trust, 1987)

Omand, D (ed), The Argyll Book (Birlinn, 2006)

Scottish Natural Heritage, Mountains (2002)

Scottish Natural Heritage, North West Highlands (2002)

Scottish Natural Heritage, Place Names in the North West Highlands (2007)